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Sunshine State trivia buff Serge A. Storms loves eliminating jerks and pests. His drug-addled partner Coleman loves cartoons. Hot stripper Sharon Rhodes loves cocaine, especially when purchased with rich dead men's money.
On the other hand, there's Sean and David, who love fishing and are kind to animals -- and who are about to cross paths with a suitcase filled with $5 million in stolen insurance money. Serge wants the suitcase. Sharon wants the suitcase. Coleman wants more drugs . . . and the suitcase. In the meantime, there's murder by gun, Space Shuttle, Barbie doll, and Levi's 501s.
In other words, welcome to Tim Dorsey's Florida -- where nobody gets out unscathed and untanned!
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Local trivia buff Serge loves inflicting pain. Drug-addled Coleman, his partner in crime, loves cartoons. Hot stripper Sharon Rhodes loves cocaine, especially when purchased with righ dead men's money.
Then there's Sean and David, who love fishing--and helping turtles cross busy thoroughfares. Unfortunately, they're about to cross paths with a suitcase filled with $5 million in stolen money.
Serge wants the suitcase. Sharon wants the suitcase. Coleman wants more drugs...and the suitcase. A hitman wants Satan to reign supreme. A slimy, insurance-frauding dentist wants his fingers back. In the meantime, there's murder by gun, Space Shuttle, Barbie doll, and Levi's 501s.
Welcome to Florida!
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Good thing I do Kegels.......2007-08-28
..else I would have peed myself laughing through the entire book. Tim Dorsey has Carl Haissen's ideas forming in Raoul Duke's head. Awesome read, reminded me of a drunken weekend roadtrip from college days here in Tampa - but far more lethal. As a third generation Tampa Cracker and Gasparilla Pirate, I must say Tim has totally pegged not only the Bay Area but it's character and those characters you see daily around town. (Makes you consider a permit to carry) If you have never been to FL, this is a must read to prepare yourself for the trip. If you live here, you're going to love this book because it feels like home in a twisted and perverted (but enjoyable) way.
Not Tim Dorsey's best work .......2007-08-19
My first introduction to the strange and twisted world of Serge A Storms was in Triggerfish Twist. It was fantastic! After reading it I had high hopes for Tim Dorsey, who has a unique and twisted way of writing that is sometimes like being hit by a hurricane.
I was extremely disappointed with Florida Roadkill - not that it's a bad book exactly, just disappointing. It is the first part in a two book series with Hammerhead Ranch Motel. The book's flow is a bit slow and very scattered - events do not appear in chronological order. There are several characters introduced and you have to trudge through most of the book before it is clear how they are connected. Although I have not given up all hope for Dorsey - I would say skip this book, but definitely check out Triggerfish Twist.
Great Fun!.......2007-06-25
Florida Road Kill is a zany, fast-paced trip through Florida with a variety of colorful and somewhat unusual characters. Tim Dorsey shows us a different Florida than we see as tourists on the beach or at a theme park. His Florida is a bit raunchier and an often hilarious place. Florida Road Kill was the bait and now I'm into the series hook, line and sinker.
Dark humor and wacky situations.......2007-06-12
Although not as good as his other book, "The Stingray Suffle", it is an enjoyable read. Granted the characters and the plot are not exactly plausible but if you enjoy dark humour, sarcasm and wacky situations then you should read this.
Tim Dorsey makes an accurate description of Florida and his characters are certainly interesting.
A book to read during your summer vacation that will make you laugh.
Florida Road Rash.......2007-03-03
It's difficult to determine a reason for "Florida Road Kill" beyond the obvious - Carl Hiaasen got rich doing it, so why not Tim Dorsey? Slap together some zany characters and "hilarious", convoluted situations and what do you get? If you have talent you get comic gold, the sort of thing some people refer to as a "romp". If you are Tim Dorsey, you get a mess of seemingly unrelated events strung together over an unendurable number of pages, called by some people "garbage".
Serge Storm is the reason for this book's existence. He's a..psychopath? Sociopath? Serial Killer? ...who studies Florida history, murders for money and drags his skitchy friend Coleman behind him, snuffling drugs of every sort, drinking incessantly and trying to track a big score, half a million in insurance money. They are not funny, but reprehensible. They are not quirky, but downright offensive to the sensibilities of anyone over the age of say, well, zero.
The situations are over-the-top, even in a subgenre known for its far, far reaches into the absurd. The writing is sometimes so minimalist that the only thing missing are the bullet points running down the side of the page. I wholeheartedly do not recommend this book.
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Funny, great ending.......2007-08-12
I thought this was an enjoyable afternoon read. Quirky, interesting characters, affairs, fires, casinos, handbags tips, meth labs-- this book had a lot going on in it. More complex than your "average" cozy. I have placed the next installment on my "Wish List."
Funny...but very weak plot.......2007-08-10
Like the other reviewers have mentioned, I never really liked the main character Brandy. Her attempts to justify or brush off the reasons behind the break up of her marriage were ridiculous.
Her mother, however is a total hoot! The book is really funny and reads quickly. My main beef with the book is that I figured out the murderer half way through the book only because there just weren't any other viable suspects. The plot isn't developed nearly enough and the one attempt to send you off in another direction was obvious from the beginning. It had real potential, but fell short. I will read the next installment, if for no other reason than to hear from Brandy's mom again. I am hoping the next book has more to depth it though.
Okay...but..........2007-08-04
I liked much of this book. The characters were fresh and funny. They were similar in many ways to those of Janet Evanovich and Sarah Shankman. The mystery was mysterious enough for a light summer or a snowy winter read. I love antiquing, so the theme was interesting to me. My only problem was with the authors' overuse of some writing elements. I did not like the number of asides in parentheses. They were cute at first, but interrupted the flow of the story too many times. I was also amused by the description of how the mother's eyes were magnified by her thick eyeglass lenses, but became annoyed when this was repeated over and over again throughout the book. 15 or maybe 20 times? These may seem like petty complaints, but the repetition of these devices became very irritating I almost stopped reading halfway through the book. It was like listening to water dripping in a sink. As I continued, their style became less contrived and much more enjoyable. These are obviously two creative and talented writers.
I must say that I read the first chapter of their second book, which was included at the end of the paperback, and cringed at yet another mention of those darn magnified eyes!
An average cozy.......2006-09-22
Brandy Borne returns to Iowa and gets involved in solving a murder mystery in her hometown. She's accompanied by an eccentric mother with a flair for the dramatic and a blind Shih Tzu named Sushi. In spite of the Bornes nosing around when and where lay citizens definitely shouldn't, the culprit is satisfactorily brought to justice in the end.
Compared to other light mysteries, I've got to say that "Antiques Roadkill" is rather average. Like another reviewer, I didn't particularly like Brandy at first. Her constant asides to the readers (know what I mean?) began to wear on me. If you're hankering to read an antiques mystery based in the Midwest, pick up one of the Jane Wheel mysteries by Sharon Fiffer. As for me: one episode of this series was enough ... though I *did* enjoy the scene of the final denouement.
Good writing overcomes initially unlikable protagonist.......2006-09-08
With the breakup of her marriage (due to a one-night drunken mistake at a high school reunion), Brandy Borne and her blind Shih Tzu move back in with her mother--a woman who is colorful in the best of times and disturbed (and disturbing) when she's off her medication. During the last incident when she'd been off her medication, her mother had sold a lifetime's collection of antiques to an unscrupulous dealer for a few hundred dollars. Now Brandy has to figure out how to get her life back together, while attending the mother-daughter day at the red hat society, getting together with old friends (unfortunately including the woman whose husband was the other participant in the reunion mistake), and dealing with Brandy's much older (and painfully perfect) sister, Peggy Sue.
After a name-calling fight with the antiques dealer at the red hat meeting, Brandy gets a late-night message to meet with him. Her mother picked up the message first and headed out (without a drivers license) running over the dealer. Abruptly, Brandy's life turns downward, with former friends turning away from her and with a repeated series of near-misses on Brandy's life.
The author team writing as Barbara Allan combine some laugh-out-loud situations with antiques advice and small town sleuthing in a promising first mystery. Although Brandy comes off unsympathetically at first, with her not-especially regretful attitude toward her affair, her confrontational posture toward the dealer without giving him a chance to explain himself, and her hateful relationship with her sister, I found that she grew on me as the book continued--of course, putting her in near-death situations would have this effect. Allan does a good job managing the suspense level, mixing humor with dangerous situations and keeping the reader involved. A fast easy-to-read style helps as well.
The town of Serenity, with its colorful population and its wealth of interesing buildings and people, adds to the story's interest.
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When life’s left you flatter than a steamrolled possum, turn here for a little hope, humor, honesty, and encouragement from the Bible. Roadkill on the Highway to Heaven is the best of Chonda Pierce’s celebrated Roadkill Reports to her fans, plus lots of new material, and it’s perfect for reinflating your outlook—anytime, anywhere!
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Who would slap an Indian curse on a good ol' boy like country singer Willie Nelson? Probably the same person who's been firing shots into Willie's hotel room and sending nasty notes promising the cowboy crooner a one-way ticket to the big rodeo in the sky. Could it have something to do with the medicine man who got run over by Willie's tour bus one dark night? If anyone can find out, it's ace troubleshooter and well-known troublemaker Kinky Friedman--on the road again in his tenth wickedly funny, off-the-wall mystery caper.
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Bad Medicine.......2007-08-27
"Roadkill" is Kinky Friedman's tenth novel and and was first published in 1997. As with his other books, Kinky has cast himself as the amateur-PI hero - though he doesn't take too many liberties. The book's Kinky (unsurprisingly) is a cigar-smoking, cat-loving, espresso-guzzling, whiskey-drinking, ex-country and western performer. As usual, Kinky isn't the only `real' person to appear in the book : Rambam, Ratso and McGovern - Kinky's `Village Irregulars' - have all been based on actual friends. While the Village Irregulars turn up in most of Kinky's books, "Roadkill" provides one very notable, non-recurring guest star : Willie Nelson.
As the book opens, it's clear that Kinky is just not going to have a good day. The fact that his career as a PI has taken a slight downturn, not to mention the continuing absence of Stephanie Dupont (she's on silent running in Florida), is causing the Kinster a certain amount of misery. However, it's the conversation he has with Antonio the Indian that adds a healthy dose of panic to his misery. Antonio, who is looking out of the mirror that Kinky is looking into, suggests that now is perhaps the right time for taking a little trip. (Given that Kinky's talking to a figment of his imagination, this isn't necessarily bad advice...even if it's the figment of his imagination who's providing the advice). Not long afterwards, Kinky receives a phone call from his old friend Willie Nelson. Spookily, Willie is phoning from his tour bus and wants the Kinkster to join him on his travels. Naturally, Kinky packs his bags and hits the road...though it soon becomes clear that Willie's life is in danger and he might just need the services of a skilled PI.
"Roadkill" is a very enjoyable, easily read book. Like everything else I've read by Kinky, it's not an entirely serious `whodunnit' and it includes plenty of the trademark one-liners. However, he does occasionally wander off-topic and it's maybe a little more introspective in places than usual. Nevertheless, the book is anything other than a disappointment - if you've enjoyed any of Kinky's other books, you should also enjoy this one.
Love the Kinkster!.......2006-08-27
You don't mind if I do something of a Kinky career retrospective, do you? I'll fit this book in there.
TEN LITTLE NEW YORKERS by Kinky Friedman
If you've read any of his novels, any at all, ask yourself how in the heck you describe the guy. It's a matter of sifting through superlatives, knowing they all apply, and hoping you chose the most accurate ones.
Kinky Friedman was a county and western musician who was probably too original for the establishment. Do you remember when Willie Nelson was too innovative for Nashville? A mere wisp of ganja smoke away, Kinky was singing a pro-choice song, and a song called "Homo Erectus," and a big ole pile of songs equally unfriendly to radio airplay. Damn intelligent lyrics.
The only hit to ever come out of Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys was "Lover Please" by Billy Swan, who was formerly a Jewboy. Don Imus listeners have quite probably heard Kinky's "They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore."
After that, Kinky tried his hand at writing murder mysteries. The main character is some guy named Kinky Friedman, a former country musician turned amateur detective. This is the nineteenth book in what may well be the most unique and unforgettable series in the history of literature.
Keen insight. Brilliant word play. An honesty and utter disregard for political correctness that most authors only dream of, and that make me hope you Texans elect this guy as your next governor. An unforgettable cast of Village Irregulars and a tip of the ten-gallon hat to Sherlock Holmes. And cats! You'll always laugh and you'll always think.
In April, I wrote: "Kinky Friedman is my favorite novelist. If you've never read him, I suggest ROADKILL, or a trilogy including it, at your local library. After Kinky almost died, his fiction evolved, and you can see that in THE PRISONER OF VANDAM STREET. I haven't had time to read TEN LITTLE NEW YORKERS, which he wrote next and which is in our flat. But now he's also written some essays. The collection, entitled SCUSE ME WHILE I WHIP THIS OUT, is so perceptive and well written that I alternate between (as a reader) genuine appreciation and (as an essayist who'd like to be one of the best) much wailing and gnashing of teeth."
Well, I've read TEN LITTLE NEW YORKERS and will do so again later on. It might be his finest. It's damn sure a contender. Y'all get it. Then, if you live in Texas, vote for a man who inhaled and ain't afraid to tell ya straight.
A review of the book on tape.......2006-05-07
Kinky, feeling like he has to get out of New York City for a change of pace, jumps at the chance to ride with Willie Nelson for part of his tour. However, Willie is not acting like himself and soon one of Willie's roadies is shot. Kinky looks into it and crazy characters from Willie's life spill into Kinky's seriously odd world of friends.
The mystery is not too hard, but it is worth the listen just to hear Friedman's odd twists of phrase. Lots of fun.
A book on tape note: I was disappointed to discover that Willie Nelson did not read his own parts in the book. He has read books on tape before and this seemed like a natural fit.
I give this one a grade of B+
Flatter than Road Kill.......2005-03-26
I have loved just about every Kinky Friedman book I've ever read. For me, Friedman has a unique voice and an off-the-wall sense of humor. Before I opened the cover of Road Kill, I wondered if Kinky would persist in describing things as phlegm-colored. True to form, he used the adjectives "mucouslike" and "phlegmish" ---both on the second page. His use of "Nixon" as a verb for a bodily function is a bit disturbing even for one who had no love for the former president. Then there is Kinky's tenacious use of "stepped on a rainbow" and "gone to Jesus", meaning someone died. It's rather ironic for the former leader of the country music group known as the Texas Jewboys to refer to Jesus so often. But then sometimes I think Kinky is simply incorrigible. I usually find his peculiar use of terminology picturesque, but Road Kill convinced me that Kinky never grew out of that prepubescent bathroom-humor stage.
In Road Kill, Kinky still gives the reader moments of outrageous dialogue that compels one to read out loud to whomever happens to be near. But while I whipped through previous Kinky novels with delight, I kept asking myself why I persevered in reading Road Kill when I wasn't enjoying it.
The story begins when Kinky (who is the book's protagonist as well as the author) is doing what he does best ---smoking a cigar, sipping Jameson, and talking to his cat. He is invited to join Willie Nelson and his entourage on the road. Somewhere between Texas and Buffalo, Kinky observes that Willie doesn't seem to be `himself'. Willie's elderly valet is injured in a shooting and later, one of Willie's crew members is killed. Kinky decides either someone on the tour is out to kill Willie or else an ancient Indian curse has been settled on his old friend.
The reader is about four-fifths of the way through the book before the real culprit (who is cleverly named after an old mystery writer) is even introduced and thereafter, that plot-line ends within twenty pages. The rest of the book seems like so much filler. Road Kill doesn't hold together as a story but seems rather more like a contrived way of getting Kinky's friends into the plot along with Kinky's favorite quotations, anecdotes, and sophomoric remarks. He even digresses into a passage about the size of O.J. Simpson's member. Although it was a mildly amusing aside, the anecdote did nothing to enhance the plot ---merely distracted from it. And although that is the worst example, it is only one of many. There is some inventive banter, but I found myself thinking most of it had been used in previous Kinky capers.
I kept asking myself, even though this is a work of fiction and even though Willie Nelson is one of Kinky's real-life friends, isn't he going to be miffed at the descriptions of him smoking joints the size of a surf board? Aren't the drug-enforcement officials following Willie's tour bus right now to see if they can catch him with a stash? If I were Willie Nelson, I might be on the horn calling my lawyers.
Author Kinky Friedman may have become exactly what his sleuth Kinky Friedman is ---a public nuisance. For me, Road Kill was a profound disappointment, but I guess someone with a bunch of best sellers under his cowboy hat can turn out one piece of Nixon and get away with it.
the kinkstah does it again!.......2004-01-18
Okay, so maybe I'm gushing, but I don't know where to start. I have to confess a bias, as I'm hopelessly addicted to Kinky Friedman, but this has to be one of his best. Cleverly disguised as a quick and easy mystery, this book will suck you in from page one. Roadkill has so much great wit in it, that I found myself reading passages out loud to my friends and husband. I haven't found so many lines in a Kinky book since his old stuff and I'm glad he's back in full form. Also, he has a way of dispensing a bit of philosophy and wisdom to the reader without preaching, condescending, or being pretentious. My only gripe is that I wanted more Ratso. I could go on, but just read the book.
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That Gunk on Your Car is a seriously funny book filled with fascinating information about common insects, especially the ones you are most likely to find splattered on your windshield. Chapters are organized around the individual insects--ants, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, butterflies, crickets, midges--and include information on the natural history and life cycles of each and fun things you can do with the insects. That Gunk on Your Car would be an excellent parent/child participatory book: the lively text is easy to read and scientifically accurate.
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Great Purchase!.......2000-12-22
This is a fun book that is great for kids and adults alike. The author does a great job relating information in a fun way, with all kinds of activities suggested. Even better, the illustrations in the book are unbelievable. A must read!
A book to share with others.......1998-10-15
It took a while to convince our librarian to buy the book for the collection, but once the book arrived it made the rounds through the staff members before reaching the public shelves. Also, I gave it as a birthday gift to a friend who just bought a motorcycle.
The book is quite a novelty. For someone who enjoys animal behavior, this was an unusual way to learn. For children, not only are the "ewh, gross" splat plates interesting, but Hostetler has included some activites and games to keep them busy.
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Apologia
Barry Lopez
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A beautifully haunting book.......2007-03-14
The images in this book, along with the text, create a very beautiful but sad image of life on the highway, for man and animal. I had never heard of Barry Lopez before learning about this book, but his experiences really struck a cord deep within me. When I am on the road and see a dead animal, I always say a quick few words of respect for it. I plan on reading more of Mr. Lopez's books in the future.
Moving text, fine illustrations.......2000-06-12
Despite having lived with a variety of pets over the years, from tropical fish to canines (a dog and two cats currently), I do not believe I can say I have a great feeling for animals, especially wild ones. I think the one time I really connected emotionally with them -- at least in my mind -- was when an acid trip kept me up all night in the Oregon high desert and, walking down a dusty road at dawn, I noticed small creatures scurry out of my way and felt their stinging reproach: Your species has already overrun the planet, they seemed to say to me; can't you let us have this one quiet time of the day to ourselves?
Robin Eschner, a California artist, has executed woodcut prints to accompany an essay by nature writer Barry Lopez regarding his thoughts and actions in response to ... road killed animals.
If you've never read Lopez's wonderful nature writing, travel essays, or fiction, get moving! This book might not be such a good introduction, despite the author's customary elegant, rich but ever-precise prose. (For a fine and easily digested survey of his work, try the recent collection _About This Life: Journeys on the Threshold of Memory_, and for Lopez full out and leisurely, go for _Arctic Dreams_.)
The subject matter of _Apologia_ is perhaps a bit in-your-face, though Eschner's tasteful and evocative artwork never is. The pictures cast long, stark shadows, but are never creepy, disgusting, or manipulative.
If you have a strong feeling for animals, at least some ambivalence about the domination of the American landscape by the combustion-engine carriage, and the price the former pay for unsought violent encounters with the latter -- or if you know someone who feels that way -- this thin, coffee-table-style volume would be a lovely and appropriate purchase.
And if you ever get the chance to see Lopez speak or read from his work, GO! He is a truly sensitive and moral man, and a magnificent writer.
A very beautiful book, beautifully illustrated........1998-11-15
I can not drive by a dead animal on the side of the road without thinking of Ms. Eschner's woodcuts. Thank you.
A Great Idea For A Book.......1998-10-01
Barry Lopez is great. He loves the outdoors so much that he makes us love the outdoors. And the woodcut illustrations makes this a book that stays with you long after you've read it.
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Are you among the millions of people whose only opportunity to observe wildlife comes after it has been run over and pressed into a patty by big rigs, then desiccated by the elements until even flies don't recognize it? This is the field guide for you! FLATTENED FAUNA fills an important gap in our natural history knowledge and fosters a heightened respect for the ecology of the paved environment.
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not worth it.......2007-01-12
I purchased this book for my son, who drives alot as a pizza delivery guy. I don't recall the price, but it is a very thin book, and not worth whatever I paid. it is funny though, and an unusual subject....
Wonderful book........2005-10-13
This is a wonderful book for many reasons. The slam on the snob journals, where they list the camera used (the author studiously lists the photocopier that best took the image) is one of my favorites. True, death isn't funny (or pretty), but hey, it is a jungle out there. If you are kind of a weenie, and can't bear to think of Bambi and Thumper buying it on the freeway, this is not the book for you. But with a title like "Flattened Fauna", why on earth would you consider buying it?
This book is a gem in terms of dark humor. If that's your thing, you will enjoy it very much. If you think the world is full of sweet, adorable little animals bucking up on hind legs, talking in helium-altered baby voices, find a more suitable book, possibly in the children's section.
Handy-Dandy Guide.......2005-09-30
Life in suburbia is grand. When my daughter was 4, my wife ran over a squirrel and started crying over is as my daughter said, "He must have been in an awful hurry to see his family." Although I'm fortunate enough to live close enough to protected open space for our street to play host to a family or two of deer, road kill is about the closest I come to seeing anything beyond a momentary "Something wild ran by," so this comes in handy. There's a lot of raodkill in various shapes, and after three days, about the only way you're going to be able to figure out what it once was is this guide.
A Realistic Wildlife Viewing Guide.......2005-02-13
"This is a book about animals that, like the Wicked Witch of the East in The Wizard of Oz, are not just merely dead but really most sincerely dead. These are animals in which even flies have lost interest." So begins the introduction to one of the most unusual wildlife guides ever written.
The many Rorschach-like, black ink illustrations provide key clues to identifying creatures that, unlike the fabled chicken, failed to make it to the other side of the road. "The toad's tendency to flatten itself against the ground when threatened or afraid produces a uniform road pattern. The illustration is drawn from an actual specimen (male). Females are somewhat larger." "This illustration was drawn from and dead road runner, and is included to show something of the serenity achieved by a few road animals. The frantic pace of constant food-seeking has slowed considerable here. Regardless of traffic speed, the bird is clearly at rest."
Flattened Fauna is not a politically incorrect nor frivolous book. This is a legitimate guidebook based upon years of research by the author, who teaches biology at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. It has statistics: "Various historical estimates place the density of flattened animals at from 0.429 to 4.10 animals per mile of prime highway habitat." History: "A reliable 1897 report from North Dakota gives evidence of at least one large snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) flattened under the steel-rimmed wheels of several loaded wagons." And, of course, environmental: "Road carrion is among the major reasons why flesh-eating animals become part of the flattened fauna. Ground squirrels nibble on bats, opossums on ground squirrels, and skunks on opossums, providing a fine two-dimensional example of the balance of nature."
The various chapters identify numerous species and habits of reptiles, amphibians, birds, and small mammals. Unlike other guidebooks that focus on habitats where animals live, Roger Knutson takes a different perspective: the habitat where they died. He's not the first to do so, but his humor raises this study out of the dusty bins of academia to make this little book (5 x 8 inches and 80 pages) one that you'll read from cover to cover.
Evolution???.......2003-03-12
Indeed, a culture so in love with huge smoking pieces of metal thinks it's "evolved" to the point of no return -- producing this book. Dispeakable in every aspect.
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Roadkill on the Three-Chord Highway: Art and Trash in American Popular Music
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Road Kill on the Three-Chord Highway is a new collection of Colin Escott's wonderful biographies of the legends of rock, rockabilly, and country. Escott is world-renowned for telling the stories not only of the major stars but the Tex Nobodies that populate the back alleys of American music. For every struggling singer or songwriter who breaks through, there are hundreds more who labor in the shadows, victims of bad luck, bad timing, or themselves.
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The Totaled Roadkill Cookbook (Roadkill)
Buck Peterson
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- Gene Cloning and DNA Analysis: An Introduction
- History: Fiction or Science
- Interior Lighting, Fourth Edition
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- Smart About Chocolate: A Sweet History
- Historic Hudson: An Architectural Portrait
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- Manual of Herbaceous Ornamental Plants
Hammerhead Ranch Motel
Orange Crush
Triggerfish Twist
The Stingray Shuffle
Cadillac Beach : A Novel (Dorsey, Tim)
